whimsicalism: (Academy)
Castle W Mods ([personal profile] whimsicalism) wrote in [community profile] castle_whims2022-08-15 07:47 pm
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WEEK 0

Week Zero


Despite everything that made yesterday feel like a particularly spectacular dream, everyone will wake up today back in their dorm rooms and their academy pajamas (providing they changed before bed). The artificial light is still bright and happy, but the reality of the school year is truly beginning to set in. This is the true first day of classes.

This week, the ground floor of the Academy is open to explore. All of the rooms that were inaccessible on Monday are open for the rest of the week, though students will still be kept firmly on the ground floor while remodeling continues on the upper levels.

Classes are also in session, with a basic schedule advertised on the board outside the cafeteria. In addition to basic academic subjects, the courses offered have a slight bent towards soft skills: home economics, etiquette, and public conduct are peppered in with math and science. The textbooks available for classes are handed out at the beginning of every sheep-taught lesson, and they encompass several levels of learning on the same subject to account for the different levels of students in attendance, as if someone created a series of textbooks in the nature of this video series. Strangely enough, there usually seems to be one fewer book than there are students, as if someone wasn't accounted for when books were ordered. The Lady Prefect can often be found in attendance at these classes, though she tends to disappear right after each session for her office hours. All in all, she's a distracted, even daydreamy student, and she may occasionally ask for someone else's notes. But she's quick to take roll and remind others of deadlines.

Regardless, classes only last a few hours a day, and students are otherwise encouraged to pursue their own extracurriculars and self-improvement, including via gym and music room activities. There's time to eat and train on your own schedule...or maybe you want to try making a dent in the large collection of Zoobooks in the reception area, feeding the strange vending machine in the school store some of your red coins, or convincing a Little Brother robot to tell you what really happened when one of them started getting mouthy yesterday at orientation.

Two future dates linger on the horizon, both fresh from the discussions on Monday: The Little Brother that was behaving so strangely promised a game of hide-and-seek on Wednesday, and the first main school event, the spelling bee and dance, is slated to take place on Saturday.

How will you prepare?

Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
OOC Notes


Welcome to Week 0 proper! Events will unlock on the relevant day. Effective immediately, students are able to explore the week's locations for some more information about the school. If you'd like mod input on an investigation, please tag in the mods by writing (INVESTIGATION) in the subject line of your comment. If you'd like to speak with a Little Brother, please put (SHEEP) in your comment header. They're pretty wary of talking to students in secluded places, unfortunately, so while you can talk to them one-on-one, they don't offer a private contact post of their own.

The Prefect, however, will be available for her office hours. Nanami herself can be contacted in private via screened threads there. Given the general off-the-rails beginning of the semester, she is a bit distracted this week, but there's never any harm in reaching out!

Don't forget your regains!
lets_dewey_it: (arguing 3)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
THAT IS IT! [The principal saying that to Anya sent Dewey over the line, causing him to run up to the front of the auditorium, in an attempt to just start tearing at the screen, regardless of if he'd succeed or not.]
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spychic: (Hearts and stars and moons)

[personal profile] spychic 2022-08-20 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
--Dewey...?

[She was about to do that too until her shoulders were grabbed, but...

Please don't let him get hurt, please don't let him get hurt...]
lets_dewey_it: (distrustful back turned)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
britbrat: (heheh)

[personal profile] britbrat 2022-08-20 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Valmont just pulls up a plastic chair and a glass of punch, watching Dewey's outburst with amusement. Finally, something exciting. ]
canismajorcontrolfreak: (The sky beyond...)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-08-20 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, he could ignore a comment or two, but this is too much.

Right before Valmont actually sits down, Dylan is definitely biting onto a chair leg and pulling it back suddenly, hoping the boy falls on his butt.]
britbrat: (oh come on!)

[personal profile] britbrat 2022-08-20 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ow - !

[ In an outcome that is extremely predictable but no less hilarious for it, Valmont overbalances and falls directly on his butt. Unnaturally red juice launches itself out of his Solo cup and - of course - comes down all over Valmont's pristine uniform and neatly combed white hair. ]

...You.

[ He hauls himself, stickily, to his feet. His eyes are blazing. ]
canismajorcontrolfreak: (Just see spots)

[personal profile] canismajorcontrolfreak 2022-08-20 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what you get for trying to treat this as a show, you-you tosser!

[Fun fact: Dylan doesn't actually have a British accent, he has an American one, so that probably sounds weird.]
britbrat: (oh come on!)

[personal profile] britbrat 2022-08-20 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sorry Dylan, Valmont's listening brain has checked out at this point. Rage mode: activated. ]

YOU!!

[ And then he's full-body lunging at Dylan, in a manner that might seem distressingly familiar to someone with a history of running for his life from rich blond British kids. Do Not Mess With His Hair!!!! ]

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hashtagwoof: (You people way up there)

[personal profile] hashtagwoof 2022-08-20 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
DEWEY! WAIT! DON'T!

[ Hunter rushes after Dewey and attempts to pull him back. ]

STOP IT, HE'S GONNA KILL US FOR SURE IF WE TRY THAT!
noblesnow: Reika panicking and shouting as she tries to catch up with someone ((R) wait no come back)

[personal profile] noblesnow 2022-08-20 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[DO IT HUNTER]
canreallymove: (they will never take MY CHILI DOGS!!)

[personal profile] canreallymove 2022-08-20 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
He won’t, dude. He needs us more than we need him.

[Because of COURSE the Principal is basically like Robotnik. Mind control, hiding when he’s cornered, has a Snively expy-]
lets_dewey_it: (arguing 2)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
THEN LET ME BE THE FIRST ONE TO DIE IF IT MEANS HE'LL SHUT HIS DAMN MOUTH! [But... despite that, he stood still when he was held back.

He wanted to set an example. He wanted to lead them all against this threat.

But, looking at Hunter's face, then Anya's...

He realized he was too scared.]
hashtagwoof: (Yet I still feel)

[personal profile] hashtagwoof 2022-08-20 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-you can't be serious...

[ Yeah, Hunter's heart is racing now. He does not wanna see anyone dying because of Dewey's outburst. ]
lets_dewey_it: (distraught talking)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I-It's like Sonic said, right...? He needs us more than we need him, r-right...? He won't kill us. That's why- [He tried to break free, albeit, weakly, as if he was giving up.] That's why I'll keep... bringing him down...! [Tears were forming in his eyes.]
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canreallymove: (D'oh!)

[personal profile] canreallymove 2022-08-20 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey man. Turbo.

C’mere.
lets_dewey_it: (getting scolded)

i wish i had actual crying icons but im still in the process of cropping and uploading stuff

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I-I'm so tired... [He's trying so hard to be strong right now. But he just sort of falls into Sonic, as if he were melting from the negative emotions.]

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hashtagwoof: Scared and Miserable (And who's the object of my rage?)

[personal profile] hashtagwoof 2022-08-20 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hunter has a death grip on the duck and it sure like he almost whimpered like a dog. ]

C-can we just- [ Glancing over Dewey's shoulder at the gym door... Is there a chance of escaping this room, at least? ]
lets_dewey_it: (getting scolded)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was at this point Dewey had stopped struggling, letting the waterworks flow as Hunter kept him in his grip. He didn't want to die. He didn't want anyone to die.]

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spychic: (Shouts of "Yeah-yeah")

[personal profile] spychic 2022-08-20 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anya looks at Dewey with worried eyes, but she just silently steps forward, standing at his side.

She's here with you.

But they're helpless right now.]
lets_dewey_it: (CHARISMA BREAK)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
D-D-Don't listen to him. Please. Your parents a-are good people. They wouldn't forget you ever... I'm- I'm sure, my mom, my sibs, Uncle Scrooge, Uncle Donald, they're... looking for me... [He's definitely about to cry now.]
spychic: (Shouts of "Yeah-yeah")

[personal profile] spychic 2022-08-20 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Anya's expression is soft.]

Anya's parents are looking for Anya. Your family is looking for you. And until they find us, we will keep each other from being lonely.

[She wraps her arms around him in a hug.]

Anya promises.
lets_dewey_it: (getting scolded)

[personal profile] lets_dewey_it 2022-08-20 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[...He embraces her as he lets his tears go.]

I'm sorry...

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temmapathy: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] temmapathy 2022-08-20 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, Emma did not get most of that, but everyone's expressions are very worrying? She steps up next to Anya and Dewey as well.]

It won't actually hurt him if you do that anyways. Wait until he shows up in person.